Postage payment system where accounting for postage payment occurs at a time subsequent to the printing of the postage and employing a visual marking imprinted on the mailpiece to show that accounting has occurred
July 7, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References Re31875 Microcomputerized electronic postage meter system Visually descriptive information transmission, storage, and retrieval set Past dependent microcomputer cipher apparatus System for securing postage printing transactions Electronic postage meter having plural computing systems Visually descriptive information transmission, storage, and retrieval set Data center for remote postage meter recharging system having physically secure encrypting apparatus and employing encrypted seed number signals Remote postage meter systems having variable user authorization code Method and apparatus providing registered mail features in an electronic communication system InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/882805 filed on 07/07/1986US Classes:705/408, Specific printing235/375, SYSTEMS CONTROLLED BY DATA BEARING RECORDS380/51, Having production of printed copy (e.g., printer, typewriter)705/62Having printing detail (e.g., verification of mark)ExaminersPrimary: Lall, Parshotam S.Assistant: Cosimano, Edward R. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG07B 17/00 (20060101)G01G 19/00 (20060101) G01G 19/40 (20060101) G01G 19/414 (20060101) AbstractA system for maintaining the security of user postal funding charges and allowing accurate accounting of delivery charges includes the step of and apparatus for printing on a mailpiece or type at the originating station value to cover delivery charges along with encrypted validation information which is later employed to account for postage funds, particularly at the time of delivery. A visual marking is imprinted on the mailpiece at the time of accounting to show that accounting has occurred. The mail deliverer can rely on the visual indication for assurance that processing and accounting has occurred. | |
